Non-interest income rose by over 20% during the quarter. CIMB Group Holdings Berhad reported a profit attributable to owners of the parent or net profit of almost $502.65m (MYR2.08b) for Q3 2025, a 2.34% year-on-year (YoY) rise, its latest financial...
Surprise bounceback may be shortlived, with early data for October looking weaker. The Canadian economy topped expectations with a sharp rebound in the third quarter as a stronger trade balance helped fuel the recovery from a tariff-driven contraction. Statistics Canada said...
UAE-based Aditum Investment Management has announced plans to raise up to $50m to back Indian fintech Wizz Financial’s gold-backed private credit strategy. The programme gives institutional investors access to short-duration, asset-backed private credit products regulated by the Reserve Bank of...
Policymakers signal likely end to easing cycle as economy shows early signs of picking up. New Zealand’s central bank cut its benchmark official cash rate (OCR) by 25 basis points to 2.25 per cent, its lowest level since mid-2022, but...
Monroe Capital has closed its $730.7m Monroe Capital PCL CLO I, marking its third CLO transaction in 2025. The CLO is secured by a portfolio of lower and traditional middle market senior secured loans. The issued debt tranches were rated...
Net fund based income and higher NOII helped lift up profits. Maybank has announced a net profit of over $1.89b (MYR7.84b) for the nine months that ended on 30 September 2025, up 3.7% from a year earlier. Steady net-fund based income...
Looser regulation for US banks is expected to unlock some US$2.6 trillion in lending capacity for large financial institutions, according to Jefferies analysts, cementing the richer valuation of American lenders over rivals in Europe. Deregulation can “drive a material uplift...
Global group sees risk landscape evolve, new vulnerabilities emerge. The Financial Stability Board (FSB) is flagging risks posed by the fast-growing private credit markets as an emerging threat to the global financial system. Following two days of meetings in Riyadh, Saudi...
This is a reversal from the loss recorded in the same period in FY2024. Norinchukin Bank is back in the black with a profit attributable to owners of the parent of about $539.99m (JPY84.6b) in the first half period of...
Flat global GDP growth underpins sovereign outlook, but risks abound. With a tepid outlook for the world economy in 2026, the outlook for global sovereigns is neutral too, says Fitch Ratings. In a new report, the rating agency said it expects...
